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Redevelopment Commission Agenda Item
DATE: August 12, 2021
FROM: Brian Donoghue
SUBJECT: Funding Request: United Way Programs
Funding Source* (circle one) River West; River East; South Side; Douglas Road; West Washington; RDC General
*Funds are subject to the City Controller's determination of availability; if funds are unavailable, as solely determined by the City Controller,
then the authorization of the expenditure of such funds shall be void and of no effect.
Purpose of Request: Disbursement of funds for programmatic collaboration between City of
South Bend and United Way of St Joseph County
Specifics: Requesting $150K from Redevelopment Commission-controlled Pokagon fund
Request for funding is related to the continued strategic partnership between the City of South
Bend and the United Way of St. Joseph County that aspires to making affordable and safe
childcare available community-wide. Support for pathways of credentialling entry-level support
professionals, additional grant-writing capacity, and continued support for the United Way’s
Quality Improvement Grants program will help us move toward those unified goals.
The UW Quality Improvement Grants program was designed to increase the number of
designated "high-quality" early childhood education providers within the City of South Bend, and
by so doing also increase the number of State-funded early childhood education scholarships
available to children in the City of South Bend. Program goals are to:
(a) provide financial and technical support for eligible providers to implement service
improvements that will positively impact quality ratings on the Indiana "Paths to Quality" rating
system. Service improvements can include physical space improvements, tuition funding for
teachers, materials, and other expenditures deemed appropriate by the Organization in
coordination with the City.
(b) prioritize providers in areas of South Bend with limited access to high-quality early childhood
education.
(c) monitor Program impact on providers and South Bend early childhood landscape.
_________________________Pres/V-Pres
ATTEST: __________________Secretary
Date: ____________________
APPROVED Not Approved
SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
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INTERNAL USE ONLY: Project ID: ;
Total Amount – New Project Budget Appropriation $150,000____;
Total Amount – Existing Project Budget Change (increase or decrease) $_______________;
Funding Limits: Engineering: $_____________________; Other Prof Serv Amt $_______________;
Acquisition of Land/Bldg (circle one) Amt: $___________; Street Const Amt $________________;
Building Imp Amt $_________; Sewers Amt $_________; Other (specify) Amt $ ________________